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enGuitar World Readers Vote Soundgarden's Chris Cornell Rock's Greatest Singerhttp://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-world-readers-vote-soundgardens-chris-cornell-greatest-rock-singer-all-time
<!--paging_filter--><p><em>Guitar World</em> readers have dubbed a fellow guitarist — Soundgarden's Chris Cornell — rock's greatest singer.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, Cornell battled it out with an undisputed rock legend, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, in the final matchup of our month-long readers poll, the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time, which we launched in late September in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>. </p>
<p>The final matchup lasted two days, but in the end it was a 60/40 split in favor of Cornell, the celebrated Soundgarden and Audioslave singer and solo performer. You can check out our final bracket below.</p>
<p>In 2011, the powerful-voiced Cornell came in at No. 9 in a similar poll launched by the gang at <em>Rolling Stone</em> — just ahead of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and a notch behind the Beatles' John Lennon. Besides Soundgarden and Audioslave, Cornell has worked with members of Rage Against The Machine, Santana, Pearl Jam and hip-hop producer Timbaland, to name just a few. </p>
<p>When we launched the poll, we were certain that, even though our core readership is made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you'd have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers. Based on the many comments posted on our poll stories and via Facebook, we were correct.</p>
<p>Although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we narrowed it down to 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what was essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, were represented, as were several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here were our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, the fully updated version of which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers were ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. </p>
<p>As always, thank you for all your votes and comments!</p>
<p><strong>Here are the top five singers, according to your votes:</strong></p>
<p>01. Chris Cornell<br />
02. Robert Plant<br />
03. Freddie Mercury<br />
04. Bruce Dickinson<br />
05. Ozzy Osbourne</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-world-readers-vote-soundgardens-chris-cornell-greatest-rock-singer-all-time#commentsAudioslaveChris CornellGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeSoundgardenNewsFeaturesFri, 01 Nov 2013 17:18:28 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19644Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Ultimate Showdown: Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) Vs. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-ultimate-showdown-robert-plant-led-zeppelin-vs-chris-cornell-soundgarden
<!--paging_filter--><p>Well, it's all come down to this.</p>
<p>About a month ago, GuitarWorld.com launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We were certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers. Based on your many comments on our poll stories and via Facebook, it looks like we were correct!</p>
<p>When we launched the poll, we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from — but narrowed things down to 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, were represented, as were several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here were our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, the fully updated version of which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers were ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We were actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Now, however, Round 1, the Elite Eight and the Final Four rounds have come and gone, and it's time for the ultimate showdown! And, as we said earlier, it's all come down to this: <strong>Robert Plant</strong> of Led Zeppelin against <strong>Chris Cornell</strong> of Soundgarden and Audioslave.</p>
<p>We admit we're a little surprised that these two names wound up in our ultimate showdown. As it turns out, the match we imagined would be the perfect final shootout — Freddie Mercury Vs. Ronnie James Dio — took place many matchups ago, with Mercury winning and advancing to the Final Four. Then Chris Cornell came along and knocked the late Queen singer out of the poll.</p>
<p>Note that you can vote only once in this matchup (once per device, that is). You'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Final Four Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Cornell (51.51 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Freddie Mercury (48.49 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">The Samson Greatest Rock Singers Ultimate Showdown!</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Robert Plant Vs. Chris Cornell</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/Screen%20Shot%202013-09-25%20at%201.02.33%20PM.png" width="125" height="182" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="Screen Shot 2013-09-25 at 1.02.33 PM.png" /><strong>ROBERT PLANT</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, the Honeydrippers, Page and Plant<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.robertplant.com/">robertplant.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I don't know how much more expressive you can get than being a rock and roll singer."</p>
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<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/chris.png" width="125" height="176" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="chris.png" /><strong>CHRIS CORNELL</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 20, 1964, Seattle, Washington<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://chriscornell.com/">chriscornell.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what."</p>
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<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Cornell (59.62 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Robert Plant (40.38 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 30, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/180062464/October-30-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 30, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-ultimate-showdown-robert-plant-led-zeppelin-vs-chris-cornell-soundgarden#commentsAudioslaveChris CornellGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeLed ZeppelinPollPollsRobert PlantSoundgardenNewsFeaturesWed, 30 Oct 2013 14:23:37 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19594Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Final Four: Freddie Mercury (Queen) Vs. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-final-four-freddie-mercury-queen-vs-chris-cornell-soundgarden
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Round 1 and the Elite Eight round have come and gone, and the Final Four round is almost over! Today it's <strong>Freddie Mercury</strong> of Queen against <strong>Chris Cornell</strong> of Soundgarden and Audioslave. </p>
<p>You can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is). Remember that, as with any music poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Robert Plant (64.34 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Bruce Dickinson (35.66 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Final Four Matchup (2 of 2)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Freddie Mercury Vs. Chris Cornell</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/fred.png" width="125" height="183" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="fred.png" /><strong>FREDDIE MERCURY</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> September 5, 1946, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> November 24, 1991, Kensington, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Queen<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.freddiemercury.com/">freddiemercury.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/POfDyHULx6I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/chris.png" width="125" height="176" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="chris.png" /><strong>CHRIS CORNELL</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 20, 1964, Seattle, Washington<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://chriscornell.com/">chriscornell.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/14r7y6rM6zA?list=PLzIgTyaQK_68w0AgeFz20lzoTHA31D1FF" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Cornell (51.51 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Freddie Mercury (48.49 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 25, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/178925799/October-25-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 25, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-final-four-freddie-mercury-queen-vs-chris-cornell-soundgarden#commentsAudioslaveChris CornellFreddie MercuryGreatest Rock Singers of All TimePollPollsQueenSoundgardenNewsFeaturesFri, 25 Oct 2013 11:40:20 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19567Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Final Four: Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) Vs. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-final-four-robert-plant-led-zeppelin-vs-bruce-dickinson-iron-maiden
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Round 1 and the Elite Eight round have come and gone, and the Final Four round kicks off today! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's Final Four shootout, <strong>Robert Plant</strong> of Led Zeppelin against <strong>Bruce Dickinson</strong> of Iron Maiden. </p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Cornell (55.47 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Ozzy Osbourne (44.53 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Final Four Matchup (1 of 2)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Robert Plant Vs. Bruce Dickinson</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/Screen%20Shot%202013-09-25%20at%201.02.33%20PM.png" width="125" height="182" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="Screen Shot 2013-09-25 at 1.02.33 PM.png" /><strong>ROBERT PLANT</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, the Honeydrippers, Page and Plant<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.robertplant.com/">robertplant.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I don't know how much more expressive you can get than being a rock and roll singer."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YiBLBn1z1vY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/bruce.png" width="125" height="152" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="bruce.png" /><strong>BRUCE DICKINSON</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 7, 1958, Nottinghamshire, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Iron Maiden, Samson, Tribe of Gypsies, Ayreon<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.screamforme.com/">screamforme.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I got into trouble for saying we're better than Metallica … and it's true! They might be bigger than us and they might sell more tickets than us and they might get more gold-plated middle-class bourgeoisie turning up to their shows but they're not Maiden. I did say it's a bit of a wind-up. I thought, if I'm going to turn into an asshole, I might as well, you know, go for it!"</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/q9kT37eIkaY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Robert Plant (64.34 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Bruce Dickinson (35.66 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 24, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/178660682/October-24-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 24, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<a href="/robert-plant">Robert Plant</a> </div>
<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/iron-maiden">Iron Maiden</a> </div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-final-four-robert-plant-led-zeppelin-vs-bruce-dickinson-iron-maiden#commentsBruce DickinsonGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeIron MaidenLed ZeppelinPollPollsRobert PlantNewsFeaturesThu, 24 Oct 2013 11:53:23 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19535Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Elite Eight: Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) Vs. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-vs-chris-cornell-soundgarden
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Round 1 has come and gone, and the Elite Eight round kicks off today! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's Elite Eight shootout, <strong>Chris Cornell</strong> of Soundgarden and Audioslave against <strong>Ozzy Osbourne</strong> of Black Sabbath. </p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Freddie Mercury (60.76 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Ronnie James Dio (39.24 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Elight Eight Matchup (4 of 4)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Ozzy Osbourne Vs. Chris Cornell</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/ozzy.png" width="125" height="166" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="ozzy.png" /><strong>OZZY OSBOURNE</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> December 3, 1948 (age 64), Aston, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.ozzy.com/us/home">ozzy.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the Seventies sounds nothing like the stuff from the Eighties, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the Nineties. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music?"</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bwDpAfFzcRQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/chris.png" width="125" height="176" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="chris.png" /><strong>CHRIS CORNELL</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 20, 1964, Seattle, Washington<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://chriscornell.com/">chriscornell.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/14r7y6rM6zA?list=PLzIgTyaQK_68w0AgeFz20lzoTHA31D1FF" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Cornell (55.47 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Ozzy Osbourne (44.53 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 22, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/177894220/October-22-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 22, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<div class="field-items">
<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/ozzy-osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
<a href="/black-sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> </div>
<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/audioslave">Audioslave</a> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
<a href="/soundgarden">Soundgarden</a> </div>
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<a href="/chris-cornell">Chris Cornell</a> </div>
</div>
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</fieldset>
http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-vs-chris-cornell-soundgarden#commentsAudioslaveBlack SabbathChris CornellGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeOzzy OsbournePollPollsSoundgardenNewsFeaturesTue, 22 Oct 2013 18:01:03 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19510Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Elite Eight: Freddie Mercury (Queen) Vs. Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-freddie-mercury-queen-vs-ronnie-james-dio-dio-rainbow-black-sabbath
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Round 1 has come and gone, and the Elite Eight round kicks off today! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's Elite Eight shootout, <strong>Freddie Mercury</strong> of Queen against <strong>Ronnie James Dio</strong> of Black Sabbath, Dio and Rainbow. </p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Bruce Dickinson (66.56 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Mick Jagger (33.44 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Elight Eight Matchup (3 of 4)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Freddie Mercury Vs. Ronnie James Dio</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/fred.png" width="125" height="183" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="fred.png" /><strong>FREDDIE MERCURY</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> September 5, 1946, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> November 24, 1991, Kensington, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Queen<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.freddiemercury.com/">freddiemercury.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/POfDyHULx6I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/dio.jpg" width="125" height="180" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="dio.jpg" /><strong>RONNIE JAMES DIO</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 10, 1942, Portsmouth, New Hampshire<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> May 16, 2010, Houston, Texas<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio, Heaven &amp; Hell, Elf, Hear 'n Aid<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/">ronniejamesdio.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "Music, rock and roll music especially, is such a generational thing. Each generation must have their own music, I had my own in my generation, you have yours, everyone I know has their own generation."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bkysjcs5vFU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Vote Now!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner</strong>: Freddie Mercury (60.76 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Ronnie James Dio (39.24 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 18, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/176999217/October-18-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 18, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<div class="field-label"><p><strong>Related Artist:</strong>&nbsp;<p></div>
<div class="field-items">
<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/dio">Dio</a> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
<a href="/queen">Queen</a> </div>
<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/rainbow">Rainbow</a> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
<a href="/black-sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> </div>
</div>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-freddie-mercury-queen-vs-ronnie-james-dio-dio-rainbow-black-sabbath#commentsDioFreddie MercuryGreatest Rock Singers of All TimePollPollsQueenRainbowRonnie James DioNewsFeaturesFri, 18 Oct 2013 10:33:06 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19492Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Elite Eight: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) Vs. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-mick-jagger-rolling-stones-vs-bruce-dickinson-iron-maiden
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Round 1 has come and gone, and the Elite Eight round kicks off today! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's Elite Eight shootout, <strong>Mick Jagger</strong> of the Rolling Stones against <strong>Bruce Dickinson</strong> of Iron Maiden. </p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Robert Plant (72.5 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> James Hetfield (27.5 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Elight Eight Matchup (2 of 4)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Mick Jagger Vs. Bruce Dickinson</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/mick.png" width="125" height="170" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="mick.png" /><strong>MICK JAGGER</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 26, 1943, Dartford, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: The Rolling Stones, SuperHeavy<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.mickjagger.com/">mickjagger.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "People have this obsession. They want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because otherwise their youth goes with you. It's very selfish, but it's understandable."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YW0cVp0WWkk?list=PLAE4C8EA963BF5F78" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/bruce.png" width="125" height="152" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="bruce.png" /><strong>BRUCE DICKINSON</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 7, 1958, Nottinghamshire, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Iron Maiden, Samson, Tribe of Gypsies, Ayreon<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.screamforme.com/">screamforme.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I got into trouble for saying we're better than Metallica … and it's true! They might be bigger than us and they might sell more tickets than us and they might get more gold-plated middle-class bourgeoisie turning up to their shows but they're not Maiden. I did say it's a bit of a wind-up. I thought, if I'm going to turn into an asshole, I might as well, you know, go for it!"</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/q9kT37eIkaY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Bruce Dickinson (66.56 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Mick Jagger (33.44 percent) </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 17, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/176822560/October-17-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 17, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<a href="/iron-maiden">Iron Maiden</a> </div>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-mick-jagger-rolling-stones-vs-bruce-dickinson-iron-maiden#commentsBruce DickinsonGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeIron MaidenMick JaggerPollPollsRolling StonesNewsFeaturesThu, 17 Oct 2013 15:37:18 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19485Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Elite Eight: James Hetfield (Metallica) Vs. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-james-hetfield-metallica-vs-robert-plant-led-zeppelin
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Round 1 has come and gone, and the Elite Eight round kicks off today! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's Elite Eight shootout, <strong>James Hetfield</strong> of Metallica against <strong>Robert Plant</strong> of Led Zeppelin. </p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Freddie Mercury (89.93 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Phil Anselmo (10.07 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Elight Eight Matchup (1 of 4)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>James Hetfield Vs. Robert Plant</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/james125.jpg" width="125" height="177" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="james125.jpg" /><strong>JAMES HETFIELD</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 3, 1963, Downey, California<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Metallica<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.metallica.com/">metallica.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MHVv7Mz2_Bo?list=SP2D4A44B959D87893" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/Screen%20Shot%202013-09-25%20at%201.02.33%20PM.png" width="125" height="182" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="Screen Shot 2013-09-25 at 1.02.33 PM.png" /><strong>ROBERT PLANT</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, The Honeydrippers, Page and Plant<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.robertplant.com/">robertplant.com</a><br />
<strong>Quote:</strong> "I don't know how much more expressive you can get than being a rock and roll singer."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YiBLBn1z1vY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner</strong>: Robert Plant (72.5 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> James Hetfield (27.5 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 15, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/176514080/October-15-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 15, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<a href="/led-zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a> </div>
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<a href="/metallica">Metallica</a> </div>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-james-hetfield-metallica-vs-robert-plant-led-zeppelin#commentsGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeJames HetfieldLed ZeppelinMetallicaPollPollsRobert PlantNewsFeaturesWed, 16 Oct 2013 15:12:20 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19458Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) Vs. Freddie Mercury (Queen)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-phil-anselmo-pantera-down-vs-freddie-mercury-queen
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p>Let's get started! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's shootout, <strong>Phil Anselmo</strong> of Pantera and Down against <strong>Freddie Mercury</strong> of Queen. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Cornell (89.47 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Randy Blythe (10.53 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Round 1 Matchup (8 of 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Phil Anselmo Vs. Freddie Mercury</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/phil.png" width="125" height="188" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="phil.png" /><strong>PHIL ANSELMO</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> June 30, 1968, New Orleans, Louisiana<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Pantera, Down, Philip H. Anselmo &amp; The Illegals<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.philanselmo.com/">philanselmo.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I tried to take heavy metal ... and balled it up and chopped it in half and really tried to create a new form of energy. I really tried to re-shape extreme music as I see it through my eyes."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nOunY1wKqBY?list=PL941151CCD673D33C" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/fred.png" width="125" height="183" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="fred.png" /><strong>FREDDIE MERCURY</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> September 5, 1946, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> November 24, 1991, Kensington, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Queen<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.freddiemercury.com/">freddiemercury.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/POfDyHULx6I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Freddie Mercury (84.93 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Phil Anselmo (15.07 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 11, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/175305443/October-11-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 11, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/queen">Queen</a> </div>
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<a href="/pantera">Pantera</a> </div>
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</fieldset>
http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-phil-anselmo-pantera-down-vs-freddie-mercury-queen#commentsFreddie MercuryGreatest Rock Singers of All TimePanteraPhil AnselmoPollPollsQueenNewsFeaturesFri, 11 Oct 2013 12:10:48 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19426Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) Vs. Randy Blythe (Lamb of God)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-chris-cornell-soundgarden-vs-randy-blythe-lamb-god
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p>Let's get started! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's shootout, <strong>Chris Cornell</strong> of Soundgarden and Audioslave against <strong>Randy Blythe</strong> of Lamb of God. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> James Hetfield (66.27 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Maynard James Keenan (33.73 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Round 1 Matchup (7 of 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Chris Cornell Vs. Randy Blythe</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/chris.png" width="125" height="176" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="chris.png" /><strong>CHRIS CORNELL</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 20, 1964, Seattle, Washington<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://chriscornell.com/">chriscornell.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/14r7y6rM6zA?list=PLzIgTyaQK_68w0AgeFz20lzoTHA31D1FF" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/randy.png" width="125" height="176" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="randy.png" /><strong>RANDY BLYTHE</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> February 21, 1971, Richmond, Virginia<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Lamb of God<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.lamb-of-god.com/home">lamb-of-god.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> “Folks think that everyone in a professional band sleeps on mattresses made out of hundred-dollar bills and just sits back chilling when they aren’t on tour, spending all their free time screwing models and cashing massive royalty checks. I got bad news for the kids who want to try and do this thing for a living — it ain’t that way."</p>
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<h1>Vote Now!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Cornell (89.47 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Randy Blythe (10.53 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 10, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/175031925/October-10-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 10, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/lamb-god">Lamb of God</a> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
<a href="/soundgarden">Soundgarden</a> </div>
<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/chris-cornell">Chris Cornell</a> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
<a href="/audioslave">Audioslave</a> </div>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-chris-cornell-soundgarden-vs-randy-blythe-lamb-god#commentsAudioslaveChris CornellGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeLamb of GodPollPollsRandy BlytheSoundgardenNewsFeaturesThu, 10 Oct 2013 12:21:55 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19425Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: James Hetfield (Metallica) Vs. Maynard James Keenan (Tool)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-james-hetfield-metallica-vs-maynard-james-keenan-tool
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p>Let's get started! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two or three matchups per week, continuing with today's shootout, <strong>James Hetfield</strong> of Metallica against <strong>Maynard James Keenan</strong> of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Mick Jagger (60.16 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Axl Rose (39.84 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Round 1 Matchup (6 of 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>James Hetfield Vs. Maynard James Keenan</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/james125.jpg" width="125" height="177" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="james125.jpg" /><strong>JAMES HETFIELD</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 3, 1963, Downey, California<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Metallica<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.metallica.com/">metallica.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MHVv7Mz2_Bo?list=SP2D4A44B959D87893" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/tool125.jpg" width="125" height="184" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="tool125.jpg" /><strong>MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> April 17, 1964, Ravenna, Ohio<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Green Jellÿ<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.toolband.com/">toolband.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I just hope that our fans are people who are inspired by music, and just use our music as a background or inspiration for whatever it is they do."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/F5sIXUbMgF0?list=PL3B0411C4F16A250C" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> James Hetfield (66.27 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Maynard James Keenan (33.73 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 8, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/174401077/October-8-2013-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 8, 2013, Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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<div class="field-items">
<div class="field-item odd">
<a href="/metallica">Metallica</a> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
<a href="/tool">Tool</a> </div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-james-hetfield-metallica-vs-maynard-james-keenan-tool#commentsA Perfect CircleGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeJames HetfieldMaynard James KeenanMetallicaPollPollsPusciferToolNewsFeaturesTue, 08 Oct 2013 14:49:54 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19394Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) Vs. Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-mick-jagger-rolling-stones-vs-axl-rose-guns-n-roses
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p>Let's get started! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two matchups per week, continuing with today's shootout, <strong>Mick Jagger</strong> of the Rolling Stones (and let's not forget his solo albums) against <strong>Axl Rose</strong> of Guns N' Roses. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Ozzy Osbourne (80.84 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Kurt Cobain (19.16 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Round 1 Matchup (5 of 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Mick Jagger Vs. Axl Rose</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/mick.png" width="125" height="170" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="mick.png" /><strong>MICK JAGGER</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 26, 1943, Dartford, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: The Rolling Stones, SuperHeavy<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.mickjagger.com/">mickjagger.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "People have this obsession. They want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because otherwise their youth goes with you. It's very selfish, but it's understandable."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YW0cVp0WWkk?list=PLAE4C8EA963BF5F78" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/axl.png" width="125" height="178" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="axl.png" /><strong>AXL ROSE</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> February 6, 1962, Lafayette, Indiana<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Guns N' Roses, Hollywood Rose, L.A. Guns, Rapidfire<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://gunsnroses.com/">gunsnroses.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I could beat my mike stand into the stage, but I was still in pain. Maybe fans liked it, but sometimes people forget you're a person and they're more into the entertainment value. It's taken a long time to turn that around and give a strong show without it being a kamikaze show."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RXGo4kb8QdY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Mick Jagger (60.16 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Axl Rose (39.84 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 4, 2013, Guitar World Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/173222385/October-4-2013-Guitar-World-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-of-All-Time-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 4, 2013, Guitar World Samson Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll</a></p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-mick-jagger-rolling-stones-vs-axl-rose-guns-n-roses#commentsAxl RoseGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeGuns N' RosesMick JaggerPollPollsRolling StonesSamsonNewsFeaturesFri, 04 Oct 2013 12:15:55 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19366Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) Vs. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-vs-kurt-cobain-nirvana
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p>Let's get started! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two matchups per week, continuing with today's shootout, <strong>Ozzy Osbourne</strong> of solo fame and Black Sabbath against the late <strong>Kurt Cobain</strong> of Nirvana. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Ronnie James Dio (68.46 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Jim Morrison (31.54 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Round 1 Matchup (4 of 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Ozzy Osbourne Vs. Kurt Cobain</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/ozzy.png" width="125" height="166" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="ozzy.png" /><strong>OZZY OSBOURNE</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> December 3, 1948 (age 64), Aston, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.ozzy.com/us/home">ozzy.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the Seventies sounds nothing like the stuff from the Eighties, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the Nineties. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music?"</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bwDpAfFzcRQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/kurt.png" width="125" height="166" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="kurt.png" /><strong>KURT COBAIN</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> February 20, 1967, Aberdeen, Washington<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> April 5, 1994, Seattle, Washington<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Nirvana, Fecal Matter<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.nirvana.com/">nirvana.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-Q9UYPu_ywI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Ozzy Osbourne (80.84 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Kurt Cobain (19.16 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View October 3, 2013, Guitar World Samson Greatest Rock Singers Readers Poll on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/173007124/October-3-2013-Guitar-World-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers-Readers-Poll" style="text-decoration: underline;" >October 3, 2013, Guitar World Samson Greatest Rock Singers Readers Poll</a></p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-vs-kurt-cobain-nirvana#commentsBlack SabbathGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeKurt CobainNirvanaOzzy OsbournePollPollsSamsonNewsFeaturesThu, 03 Oct 2013 14:31:04 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19365Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath) Vs. Jim Morrison (The Doors)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-ronnie-james-dio-dio-rainbow-black-sabbath-vs-jim-morrison-doors
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p>Let's get started! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two matchups per week, continuing with today's shootout, <strong>Ronnie James Dio</strong> of Elf, Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and beyond against <strong>Jim Morrison</strong> of the Doors. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Robert Plant (71.84 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Bon Scott (28.16 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Round 1 Matchup (3 of 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Ronnie James Dio Vs. Jim Morrison</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/dio.jpg" width="125" height="180" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="dio.jpg" /><strong>RONNIE JAMES DIO</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 10, 1942, Portsmouth, New Hampshire<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> May 16, 2010, Houston, Texas<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio, Heaven &amp; Hell, Elf, Hear 'n Aid<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/">ronniejamesdio.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "Music, rock and roll music especially, is such a generational thing. Each generation must have their own music, I had my own in my generation, you have yours, everyone I know has their own generation."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bkysjcs5vFU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/jim.jpg" width="125" height="160" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="jim.jpg" /><strong>JIM MORRISON</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> December 8, 1943, Melbourne, Florida<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> July 3, 1971, Paris, France<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: The Doors<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://thedoors.com/">thedoors.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Quote:</strong> "I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/z9IIn3R6_50" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Ronnie James Dio (68.46 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Jim Morrison (31.54 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View Guitar World&#x2F;Samson Greatest Rock Singers on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/172395474/Guitar-World-Samson-Greatest-Rock-Singers" style="text-decoration: underline;" >Guitar World&#x2F;Samson Greatest Rock Singers</a></p>
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<a href="/doors-0">The Doors</a> </div>
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<a href="/rainbow">Rainbow</a> </div>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-ronnie-james-dio-dio-rainbow-black-sabbath-vs-jim-morrison-doors#commentsDioGreatest Rock Singers of All TimeJim MorrisonPollPollsRonnie James DioSamsonThe DoorsNewsFeaturesTue, 01 Oct 2013 19:10:00 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/19349Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) Vs. Bon Scott (AC/DC)http://www.guitarworld.com/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-robert-plant-led-zeppelin-vs-bon-scott-acdc
<!--paging_filter--><p>Why should guitarists have all the fun?</p>
<p>GuitarWorld.com recently launched a new readers poll in partnership with <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/samson/">Samson</a>: the Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll.</p>
<p>We're certain that, even though our core readership is mainly made up of guitarists from different genres, locations and age groups, you — like us — have strong opinions about the skills (or lack thereof) of some of rock's most legendary singers.</p>
<p>And although we had hundreds of rock singers to choose from, we decided to narrow things down to a mere 16 names, all of which were carefully chosen by <em>Guitar World</em>'s editorial staff. We took great care in choosing what's essentially a Sweet 16 starting point. Rock singers from every decade, starting with the 1960s, are represented, as are several rock sub-genres.</p>
<p>Here are our 16 rock singers in alphabetical order:</p>
<p><strong>Phil Anselmo, Randy Blythe, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, James Hetfield, Mick Jagger, Maynard James Keenan, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Axl Rose</strong> and <strong>Bon Scott.</strong></p>
<p>From there, we drew singers' names out of a hat (It was, in fact, a Black Sabbath baseball cap) to help us create our opening 16-singer bracket, which is available for your viewing pleasure below. Obviously, none of these of singers are ranked or coming from a previously compiled list, so we chose purely random matchups to have as little impact as possible on the final outcome. We're actually pretty pleased with the way the bracket turned out.</p>
<p>Remember that, as with any poll, sub-genre might occasionally clash against sub-genre, so you'll just need to decide which singer has or had the most to offer within his genre and time period, which one has or had more natural talent or technical skill, which one had the biggest influence on other singers or rock in general — maybe which one was simply the stronger frontman.</p>
<p>Let's get started! As always, you can vote only once per matchup (once per device, that is), and we'll post two matchups per week, continuing with today's shootout, <strong>Robert Plant</strong> of Led Zeppelin against <strong>Bon Scott</strong> of AC/DC. </p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Latest Results</span></p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Bruce Dickinson (59.14 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Rob Halford (40.86 percent)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Today's Samson Greatest Rock Singers Round 1 Matchup (2 of 8)</span><br />
<span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><em>Robert Plant Vs. Bon Scott</em></span></p>
<p><img src="/files/imce-images/Screen%20Shot%202013-09-25%20at%201.02.33%20PM.png" width="125" height="182" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="Screen Shot 2013-09-25 at 1.02.33 PM.png" /><strong>ROBERT PLANT</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: Led Zeppelin, Band of Joy, The Honeydrippers, Page and Plant<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.robertplant.com/">robertplant.com</a><br />
<strong>Quote:</strong> "I don't know how much more expressive you can get than being a rock and roll singer."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YiBLBn1z1vY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><br /><br />
<img src="/files/imce-images/bon.png" width="125" height="189" align="left" style="padding:10px 20px 10px 0;" alt="bon.png" /><strong>BON SCOTT</strong></p>
<p><strong>Born:</strong> July 9, 1946, Forfar, Angus, Scotland<br />
<strong>Died:</strong> February 19, 1980, East Dulwich, London, England<br />
<strong>Associated Acts</strong>: AC/DC<br />
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.bonscott.com.au/">bonscott.com.au</a><br />
<strong>Quote:</strong> "All the songs we do are basically about one of three things: booze, sex or rock and roll."</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dyxz2y8D8SQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Robert Plant (71.84 percent)<br />
<strong>Loser:</strong> Bon Scott (28.16 percent)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/greatest-rock-singers-all-time">Thanks for voting! Check out our current matchup (and every matchup that has taken place so far) right HERE.</a></strong></p>
<h1>The Bracket</h1>
<p>Check out the latest version of the 16-singer bracket below. We'll update it after each Samson Greatest Rock Singer of All Time matchup.</p>
<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View Guitar World Greatest Rock Singers Bracket, September 26, 2013 on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/171075219/Guitar-World-Greatest-Rock-Singers-Bracket-September-26-2013" style="text-decoration: underline;" >Guitar World Greatest Rock Singers Bracket, September 26, 2013</a></p>
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<a href="/led-zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a> </div>
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